IPL 12 Apr - Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore

[Gurjot95]

My TV lost network when they needed 43 from 12 and it came back when the equation was 3 of 3. Seriously WHAT THE fearsome tweak HAPPENED??

 

[Rohit Doshi]

is fearsome tweak getting converted to kerpluck?

Back on topic this will give CSK huge confidence and hope they win next coming matches

 

[Sahil 7]

fire vettori from captaincy now we got murali as a main spinner and also he is bowling really well picking wickets.so that we can bring syed mohammed as left arm spinner in place of him.what a serious joke to give kohli 19 over really poor captaincy

 

[KBC]

I thought deccan chargers are alone in screwing it up at the wrong time. Here's some backing.

 

[jacobfelix]

I am shell shocked!!! First 5 overs they were some 30 odd. Still they managed the remaining 170+ with all that massacre. Even last 4 overs when they required 60+ match was still ours...comfortably.

Probably the 19th over should have gone to Vinay. Then last over,with some 30 odd to win, they could have gone for a regular bowler Bhatkal - though was expensive....in fact, it was he who started the carnage by giving 20 runs in the 6th over....

 

[SaiSrini]

Unbelievable, truly unbelievable....... From where did Chennai win that match? Great batting from Faf, Dhoni but that was a blitzkrieg from Morkel....[] A.W.E.S.O.M.E!!!!

Wonder if this could fire up the Super Kings and put them back on their usual roll...

P.s: I want to watch the replay of this game (didnt watch it live). Should be worth it!

 

[shripathee]

Why is it that CSK always does something like this when every fan has lost all hope? . Indeed, its the best part of being a CSK fan.

 

[SaiSrini]

Just watched the replays. That Morkel blitz over (19th over) was truly spectacular. Morkel just smoked it big. Same with Bravo whose final over heroics were truly amazing.

The good thing with the Chepauk pitch is, the change for this season to keep a little bit of grass on the wicket seems to be paying off. Its settling out to be a wonderful batting wicket with more help for the seamers than the spinners. As the game progresses, spinners get more help but still the curator deserves full marks for revitalizing the pitch and making it a perfect T20 pitch. Hope we can get a test match in the future in the hot summer of Chennai with such a pitch. Miss those days when the Aussies were fried by the Indians under the sweltering heat of Chennai....

 

[Prithvi]

Clear case of match fixing

fire vettori from captaincy now we got murali as a main spinner and also he is bowling really well picking wickets.so that we can bring syed mohammed as left arm spinner in place of him.what a serious joke to give kohli 19 over really poor captaincy

Nah, I support him for what he has done at that moment. I agree, it was wrong move to keep one over in 19th and 20th for a low profile bowler, but him giving the ball to Kohli at 19th over after Dhoni's wicket was a brilliant move.

Imagine the scenario where Raju Bhatkal got hammered just like VK. I'm sure Raju Bhatkal would have gone home straight from Chennai, since he would have easily been the "Ashish Nehera of India against SA in WC match." Now, since VK is a part timer and is a quality batsman, people will treat him like "Okay, he batted well, lets praise for that."

I thought deccan chargers are alone in screwing it up at the wrong time. Here's some backing.

Haha, this is awesome.

I am shell shocked!!! First 5 overs they were some 30 odd. Still they managed the remaining 170+ with all that massacre. Even last 4 overs when they required 60+ match was still ours...comfortably.

Probably the 19th over should have gone to Vinay. Then last over,with some 30 odd to win, they could have gone for a regular bowler Bhatkal - though was expensive....in fact, it was he who started the carnage by giving 20 runs in the 6th over....

To be serious, Dhoni's wicket was crucial. RCB guys shouldn't have let Dhoni go. I'm sure, Dhoni was prepared for a lose, when he was on crease. If he was at crease, I'm sure CSK would have lost the match.

18th over to Raju Bhatkal
19th over to Zaheer Khan
20th over to Vinay Kumar

could have been the best IMO.

Unbelievable, truly unbelievable....... From where did Chennai win that match? Great batting from Faf, Dhoni but that was a blitzkrieg from Morkel....[] A.W.E.S.O.M.E!!!!

Wonder if this could fire up the Super Kings and put them back on their usual roll...

P.s: I want to watch the replay of this game (didnt watch it live). Should be worth it!

Don't waste your time, just see last two overs of the game.

Well played CSK, Dhoni getting out helped CSK to win it because neither of the batsmen could have extracted 28 off 19th over.

 

[Rohit Doshi]

Hey did you see the white part of my post?

 

[Prithvi]

Hey did you see the white part of my post?

Triple facepalm!

 

[SaiSrini]

To be serious, Dhoni's wicket was crucial. RCB guys shouldn't have let Dhoni go. I'm sure, Dhoni was prepared for a lose, when he was on crease. If he was at crease, I'm sure CSK would have lost the match.

Don't waste your time, just see last two overs of the game.

Well played CSK, Dhoni getting out helped CSK to win it because neither of the batsmen could have extracted 28 off 19th over.

With Virat Kohli bowling, how do you not expect Dhoni to do the same damage that Morkel did in that over? Dhoni has done it once before against Punjab where he won a near impossible game for Chennai. And having seen him play for India also, you must be knowing that the more you let Dhoni stay till the end, the harder you dig your grave. With Virat Kohli bowling that 19th over, any decent batsman could have done that damage and Dhoni is a good batsman. Its not as if Morkel came into this game with great form with the bat. He hasnt had chances to bat much in the middle.

And today Dhoni scored 41 off 24 balls at a super healthy strike rate for T20.

 

[Prithvi]

With Virat Kohli bowling, how do you not expect Dhoni to do the same damage that Morkel did in that over? Dhoni has done it once before against Punjab where he won a near impossible game for Chennai. And having seen him play for India also, you must be knowing that the more you let Dhoni stay till the end, the harder you dig your grave. With Virat Kohli bowling that 19th over, any decent batsman could have done that damage and Dhoni is a good batsman. Its not as if Morkel came into this game with great form with the bat. He hasnt had chances to bat much in the middle.

And today Dhoni scored 41 off 24 balls at a super healthy strike rate for T20.

I don't agree with you because thinking "Dhoni did it once, he will do it always" is madness. Just because Dhoni made one match, it doesn't mean that he will do it always.

 

[SaiSrini]

I don't agree with you because thinking "Dhoni did it once, he will do it always" is madness. Just because Dhoni made one match, it doesn't mean that he will do it always.

Shouldn't the same logic apply to the following argument that "Just because Dhoni played slow in a few matches, doesn't mean he will always play the same way irrespective of the situation his team is in...".

 

[Prithvi]

Shouldn't the same logic apply to the following argument that "Just because Dhoni played slow in a few matches, doesn't mean he will always play the same way irrespective of the situation his team is in...".

Bitch please, I didn't try to convey that. He played good inning yesterday- he did his job, but that massacre what Albie created is something only a "new" batsman could do, not a batsman who has already played 20 odd balls striking at around 170, especially Indian that too in Chennai. Way too long boundaries, to clear the rope, he needs to put the full strength he has, what Dhoni clearly cannot do. He is a strong man, but for how long does he remain that? He is bound to deteriorate, ain't he?

Bravo could have done that, but I just cannot imagine Dhoni doing it.